Osaka in May
What May is usually like, from the Japan Meteorological Agency's averages for 1991 to 2020 (not a forecast), and what falls in it: public holidays, fixed-date festivals and big events, each from the page that holds it.
Weather, on average
High / low24.9° / 16°
Rain137 mm
Days with 1 mm or more9.5
Sunshine204 h
Humidity61%
1.1 days of 30°C or more and 0 nights that stay at 25°C or above, on average.
The season
Typhoons: on average 0.1 a year come within 300 km of the Kinki region in May.
Public holidays
Mon 3 May 2027 Constitution Memorial Day
Tue 4 May 2027 Greenery Day
Wed 5 May 2027 Children's Day
Usually this month, dates not out yet
Nakanoshima Festival Every year on 3, 4 and 5 May, around Nakanoshima Park. Nippombashi Street Festa The 19th was held on 17 May 2026 in the Nippombashi shopping streets, free to enter (cosplay and photography entries pay a fee); nothing is posted for the next one yet.Sunrise and sunset, May 2027
1 May sunrise 5:08, sunset 18:43 (13 h 35 min)
10 May sunrise 5:00, sunset 18:50 (13 h 50 min)
20 May sunrise 4:52, sunset 18:57 (14 h 5 min)
31 May sunrise 4:47, sunset 19:05 (14 h 18 min)
Every day
Every month
Daishi-e, "O-Daishi-san" Every month on the 21st Taishi-ki, "Taishi-san" Every month on the 22ndWeather: 気象庁 normals for its Osaka station, 1991 to 2020, with the cherry blossom, rainy season and autumn colour records (公共データ利用規約 1.0). Holidays: the Cabinet Office list. Festivals and events: each shrine's, temple's or organiser's own page.
